It looks like the cherry blossoms 🌸 have started blooming in Ichiriyamacho.
The location is around here↓
The address is around 15 and 16 Ichiriyamacho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo.
Various Cherry Blossoms in Ichiriyamacho
There’s a long, narrow park along the road at the site, and several different kinds of cherry trees are planted there.
Kawazu-zakura. It’s famous as an early-blooming cherry blossom. The slightly deeper pink color really stands out against the winter sky.
Apparently, there are some at Kanno-ji Temple in Nishinomiya too.
Okame-zakura? No, Okame… actually Okanzakura. It’s read “Okanzakura.” Not “Daikan,” okay?
Its main feature is that it blooms about a week earlier than the typical cherry blossom, Somei Yoshino. This year, we might be able to see the flowers from around mid-March.
There are lots of buds too. Maybe they’ll bloom a little later.
Ukon-zakura. Apparently, it’s read “Ukonzakura.”
Turmeric, which is used as a spice and dye, is known for its yellow color, and this cherry blossom got its name because the flower color resembles turmeric’s yellow.
Its blooming season is said to be a little later, around mid-April.
Fugenzou. “Fugenzou”??? It doesn’t really sound like the name of a cherry blossom, does it?
It’s said to be a cherry tree planted at Fugendo Hall in Kamakura, and the name comes from the white elephant ridden by Fugen Bosatsu. Beautiful double-flowered cherry blossoms apparently bloom around April.
Some buds look like they’re about to bloom soon. Can’t wait, can’t wait 😊
By the way, Nishinomiya City’s official flower is the cherry blossom.
There are cherry blossoms on the waterworks manhole covers too↓
In Closing
The cherry blossoms have started to bloom, and spring is just around the corner. It turns out you can see all kinds of cherry blossoms in Nishinomiya. More and more should be blooming from here on, so if you’re interested, be sure to head over to Ichiriyamacho.
西宮市の花（市花）は「桜」って知ってた？
